If you were yearning for a solid role-playing game in the late 80s and resided in North America and happened to own a Sega Master System console, you were certainly in the right place at the right time. As luck would have it, you were unknowingly on the cusp of being hit with the proverbial…
Special stages. Sonic the Hedgehog is one of gaming’s most enduring characters. He’s been through multiple eras and designs over the course of a 35-year career, starring in a huge number of games, and branching out from his bread-and-butter platformers with spin-offs in many other gaming genres. And he’s not going anywhere, as the massive…
It’s quiet, save for the faint pings of a street light shifting ever so slightly in the wind down the street. So quiet, in fact, you’d be forgiven for forgetting this is Grand Theft Auto 4. What’s before you better resembles Fargo. It flies closer to the likes of Twin Peaks, reimagined in video games…
The infamous launch of Cyberpunk 2077 was a low point in CD Projekt Red’s history. With hype levels at critical mass, the RPG released in a buggy, unoptimised, and downright unfinished state that was so bad the PS4 version of the game was pulled from the PlayStation store. The company’s share price tanked, investors filed…
The Commodore phone! Sonic the Comic! Earthbound! Welcome to Retro Recap, a regular feature we run each and every weekend which rounds up all of the best retro gaming news and content of the past week in one place. Read the full article on timeextension.com The Commodore phone! Sonic the Comic! Earthbound! Welcome to Retro…
Which runs rings around the rest? Hello folks, and welcome to a very special edition of Box Art Brawl! Before we get into the weeds with this one, let’s see how last week’s brawl concluded. We looked at Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D to celebrate the announcement of the upcoming remake, and we honestly weren’t…
Season 2 of Marathon kicked off earlier this month, and thus far it’s been a season of ups and downs. Things started badly, with Bungie’s traditional launch woes undermining its free-to-play week. But new features like the Night-time Dire Marsh map and its Sponsored Survival quickly proved hits popular with the community. A few weeks…
Arriving this September. Bandai Namco this week announced it would be releasing a Switch 2 version of MY HERO ACADEMIA: All’s Justice. The Nintendo release of this 3D battle action title, based on the “Final War” of the series, will arrive later this year on 4th September 2026. The game was previously released on PS5,…
During the early days of home consoles, Atari absolutely dominated the market, with its popular Atari 2600 VCS and a slew of games. Five years after the 2600’s release, Atari tried to mirror that success with its next-generation console, the 5200. Unfortunately, a number of factors, not the least of which was a lack of…
100 Pin Bowling returns. This October, Wuhu Island is returning in Nintendo Switch Sports Resort. This new game for the Switch 2 features 12 different sports and “intuitive motion controls”, where you’ll make use of the Joy-Con 2 as bows, paddles and more. Read the full article on nintendolife.com